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ICG-3 refl ects GNSS’s competing interests, cooperative objectives s

Associate members representing key GNSS user communities – including the US, Russia, European Union, China, India, and Japan – met at the 3rd meeting of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG-3), a voluntary UN backed association that brings together GNSS and augmentation providers. An appeal for collaborative efforts that would move beyond interoperability to “interchangeability” was made. This concept, which allows use of “any four [GNSS satellites] anytime,” requires a closer alignment of GNSS system time and coordinate reference systems than currently proposed. www.geolinks.org/icg3/

Russia launches three new navigation satellites

A Russian Proton-M rocket was launched into space with three new satellites for Moscow’s GLONASS navigation system. The 1.4-tonne satellites join 17 others that are part of the GLONASS system. www.google.com

RAM guarantees prevention of theft and retrieval of valuable asset

Remote Asset Management (RAM) has come with a GPS vehicle tracking system for the complete safety and security of various individuals and organizations. The device is integrated with 3 essential components, – GPS device, a data transmission system, and a software application. www. remoteassetmanagement.co.uk

Kontron and LynuxWorks release Intel COTS Safety Critical Platform

Kontron and Lynux Works have released an Intel based COTS platform for safety critical, deterministic real-time embedded applications, using the Kontron PENTXM2 single board computer running the LynxOS-178B RTOS. www.kontron.com.

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